Welcome to The South West Balancing Profit with Purpose Conference

Meet the Speakers

South West Growth Service (SWGS) exists to help organisations throughout South West England to adapt, develop and grow. Bringing together experts who are driven by supporting businesses to be successful, whatever their industry or stage of development, SWGS collaborates with capable and innovative partners to deliver the appropriate support to businesses at the right time.

SWGS partners are the best in their respective fields and include law firms, accountants, operational specialists and marketing experts, as well as highly rated business consultants, coaches and mentors.

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Ocean Warrior forms part of the Global Warrior Project which seeks to explore the world’s extreme environments to measure, to benchmark, to monitor changes both good and bad for the scientific community. Their mission is to put a better, more immediate “finger on the pulse of our planet” so that we, as a species, can make better decisions, societally, commercially, and politically as to our immediate actions and our future intentions.

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Future Shift is a sustainability consulting firm using technology and science-driven sustainability principles to redesign sustainability for business.

Believing that sustainability is not a boundary to business but a shift in thinking, Future Shift redesign sustainability by growing sustainable business movements at the level of the employee using their proprietary ‘Product-Led Consulting’ methodology. Accessible price points and agile technology allow Future Shift to meet the needs of organisations big and small.

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Absolute PR and Marketing is an employee-owned boutique PR agency passionate about building brands with purpose and motivated by an intrinsic desire to make a meaningful, measurable and positive difference through their work, relationships and for the wider benefit of community, cause and climate. With a successful track record spanning more than 23 years in business, Absolute delivers purposeful work, impactful results and creative solutions, that continue to help a range of successful and ambitious businesses to grow.

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Believing that architecture and the environment should work seamlessly, APG Architecture is a general practice with a diverse range of work from feasibility through to project delivery predominantly in residential, commercial and public sectors. The combination of a strong commitment to design which is environmentally and socio-economically appropriate to the site, along with a solid responsible attitude to economics and cost control, makes APG one of the select band of design consultancies.

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Engineering quality, high-performing inflatable SUP boards that deliver an authentic paddleboarding experience, Red Paddle Co utilises their background in pro watersports competition to make a product that even the experts love. Determined to be a force for good, they are leading the way on responsible practice and broadening access to the outdoors for all. Designing for disassembly, packaging, supply chain, and all other aspects of their circular economy philosophy helps to advance their efforts to reach Net Zero.

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